Mission tejas

The mission was built to convert the local Ais Native Americans.

A pond located near the picnic area offers an excellent opportunity to explore aquatic life and fish. Believing this tract of land to have been the site of the original mission, the land was purchased and gifted to the State of Texas.

This historic route ran from Natchitoches, Louisiana to San Antonio. Civilian Conservation Corps[ edit ] Company of the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed this park from After an epidemic killed half of the local population, the Hasinai became convinced that the missionaries had caused the deaths.

Fearing for their safety, the Spanish decided to leave the area. Most of the Native Americans at the mission were Coahuiltecans who disliked the hard work of mission life. Located near a Nazoni village, the mission was near the present-day site of Cushing, Texas.

The home is one of the oldest structures in the area. Popular activities include hiking, nature viewing, geocachingfishing and camping.

The park contains abundant wildlife including squirrels, rabbits, foxes, and deer. Recreational Opportunities[ edit ] The park has several different recreational opportunities. At that time, the Spanish claimed the Red River as the eastern boundary of Texas, so the mission was considered part of Spanish Texasdespite being in what is now considered Louisiana.

Flora includes pine, oak, and other plants typical of the Piney Woods. The park offers a range of campsitesincluding full hookups for recreational vehicles. Army were stored there.

Archeologists confirmed the location of the mission in the late s. The mission consisted of a straw chapel and a house for the priest. This began the town of Nacogdoches, Texas. The dominant tree species within the park is loblolly pine.Description.

We are headed to Mission Tejas State Park for a 50k, 25k, 10k and mi-centre.com run the tall pine trees and the amazing single track trails of the Mission Tejas State Park. Sep 12, · I stayed in an RV at Mission Tejas State Park for three nights over a spring break weekend.

There are not a ton of camping spots so I would recommend booking in advance.

A lot of people seemed to come and go while I was /5(43). The Spanish Missions in Texas comprise a series of religious outposts established by Spanish Catholic Dominicans, A commemorative representation of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, is located in Weches at Mission Tejas State Park.

Mission Santísimo Nombre de María. The park was built in by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a commemorative representation of Mission San Francisco de los Tejas, the first Spanish mission in the province of Texas, which was established in Mission Tejas State Park is a acre ( ha) state park located along Texas State Highway 21 in Houston County, Texas, originally constructed in and transferred to Texas Parks and Wildlife in The closest major town is Crockett, Texas.

The park is open year-round. Mission Tejas State Park is a acre park in Houston County, 22 miles northeast of Crockett. The park was constructed in and acquired in by Legislative Act from the Texas Forest Service, at which time it was open to the public.